Gloucestershire councils are encouraging residents and communities to take part in a new government consultation on how local government in the county could be organised in future.  

Cotswold District Council has confirmed that an election to fill the vacancy in The Beeches Ward will take place on Thursday 12 March 2026, following the resignation of Councillor Nigel Robbins. 

Cotswold District Council has announced that a Notice of Vacancy has been issued for The Beeches Ward following the resignation of Councillor Nigel Robbins. 

Cotswold District Council Leader Cllr Mike Evemy has written to the government sharing a sample of the huge volume of views and concerns received during the council’s consultation on its local plan update – to set out in black and white “the sense of anger and frustration” that communities feel. 

Residents across the Cotswold district are set to benefit from almost £1 million of investment in three projects part-funded through Cotswold District Council’s Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), boosting sports facilities, strengthening community spaces and supporting greener travel.